FAIRFAX, VA-- For the second consecutive season, the Old Dominion University men's swimming team took home 3rd place in the CAA Championships held on the campus on George Mason University. The men finished with a score of 473.50, while the women who took 10th comes home with a total team score of 158. UNC-Wilmington swept both the men's and womens competition.

Sophomore Patrik Balint (Budapest, Hungary) won an individual event on Sunday, as did sophomore Diana Hurst (Richmond, VA) on the women's side. Balint took his customary first place position in the 200 backstroke event (1:48.27). Hurst, a distance specialist, captured first place in the 1650 freestyle (17:05.02).

In other action for Old Dominion junior Michael DeNise finished 5th in the 1650 freestyle (15:56.81), while senior Nate Tschohl (Chesapeake, VA) finished 7th in the same event (16:08.65). Tschohl also finished 7th in the 200 butterfly (1:55.40). Junior Tyler Haverty (VA Beach, VA) scored another top-5 finish with a fourth place tally in the 100 freestyle (45.56).

Freshman Jennifer Sargent (Chesterfield, VA) scored eighth place in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2.24.74. Junior Daniel Lundberg (Fjaras, Sweden) also scored a top-10 finish for the Monarchs, taking 7th in the 200 breaststroke (2:09.24). Sophomore Leslie Hallquist also made an impressive showing for the Lady Monarchs in the 200 butterfly, nabbing sixth place with a time of 2:07.75. In relay action, the men's team scored a 2nd place mark in the 400 freestyle (3:05.33). Balint, Haverty, Johan Lundberg, and Ryan Tinney participated on that team.